Pretending To Be A Boss

Tang Xian hadn't hinted at asking for the cost of the call. He was simply frugal in certain respects. Overall, he was still a generous person.

After Li Xiaoyu hung up the phone, despite being annoyed, her complexion took on an unnatural flush.

With an older brother like a father, Li Zheng couldn't be said to be anything but good to her. People often said that the second young miss carried the temperament of an empress in her bones, and perhaps she would one day contend with the young master for the head of the family.

Li Xiaoyu didn't care about these rumors. She had no friends since childhood, but she had an interesting older brother.

In fact, she felt that what her brother really should be concerned about was the youngest wastrel at home.

After having an extremely talented daughter and son, Li Xiaoyu couldn't understand why their father would want another child.

Surely the family didn't lack someone to play the role of a profligate, so much so that they needed to bring in another one to make everything neat and tidy?

Li Haihe wasn't the type to be unable to restrain his lower half, so Li Xiaoyu could only understand it as a cautionary measure.

Thinking too much.

Li Xiaoyu started to seriously consider how to arrange for her brother to meet Tang Xian.

Since Tang Xian had made the request, it meant there would be follow-up arrangements.

Bringing up an older brother being like a father again, she felt even more joy.

Wasn't this the same as letting Tang Xian meet her family?

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Li Zheng was not happy.

He had been in a bad mood the last couple of days because the business in the evolution zone had fallen through.

He exchanged a large amount of purple-armed ore products for a small squad of custom-made humanoid weapons.

This trade was decided upon after observing Eve for a long time.

He didn't care about the means used by the evolution zone, but these obedient, loyal, powerful guardians, whether in the mines or the Pyramid, were greatly effective advanced weaponry that the Li family just needed.

Puffing on a specially made cigar, his secretary reported various losses while Li Zheng was looking over the related files.

Investment carries risks. From what was reported, the Li family had lost quite a bit on this deal. The mines used in the trade amounted to nearly a quarter's income from the lowest levels of thirty-nine fortresses.

"Young master, the old master will probably ask about this loss in a few days. How should we explain it?" the secretary asked.

"Old man said openly not to deal with the evolution zone anymore. This matter can't be explained, nor should we try to explain it. We have to show him the results," Li Zheng was relatively calm.

Li Haihe was one of the earliest to trade with the evolution zone, but his attitude had changed significantly later on. However, Li Zheng believed that this was a future trend.

"So you mean… continue trading with the evolution zones in other regions? But such a loss is noted in the risk clause as a risk shared by both parties."

Li Zheng had guts and said:

"The expansion speed of the Pyramid is actually accelerating, and humans have already started to aim for disaster-level creatures. In another hundred years… no, perhaps even less time, the technology brought by the evolution zones or the unlocking of the eighth level, will surely enable humanity to conquer more areas."

"And the amount of these humanoid weapons in reserve will then become an important parameter determining the strength of each fortress. Developing these warriors will be the most profitable of all industries."

Li Zheng said through clenched teeth:

"Worst comes to worst, we'll just give them another batch of finished ore!"

The secretary was startled. The young master was like a gambler now, and an intense one at that.

The door to the study was pushed open, and Li Xiaoyu, wearing a dark black long dress, looked at Li Zheng with an indifferent gaze.

Li Zheng was a bit surprised and reined in his fierce expression, smiling and saying:

"Yu, how come you're here?"

Li Xiaoyu glanced at Li Zheng's secretary, who nodded and left the study conscientiously.

After closing the door, Li Xiaoyu sat upright opposite Li Zheng and got straight to the point:

"You're troubled by the business in the evolution zone. Although father does not really agree with this deal, he has not explicitly refused it. You want to produce results."

Li Zheng couldn't be bothered to wonder how Li Xiaoyu knew about these matters. He indeed had discussed something of the evolution zone with Li Xiaoyu.

The main reason was because of Eve. Li Xiaoyu did not want to be surrounded by people with unclear backgrounds.

But Li Zheng didn't know that Li Xiaoyu had also been paying attention to the evolution zone these past few days.

"Currently, like you, there are quite a few people who have made a losing deal. Some families and enterprises with smaller businesses are probably facing the crisis of bankruptcy."

Li Zheng did not want to keep secrets from Li Xiaoyu and said:

"The loss of the purple-armed ore is not a too big figure for our Li family, but it's definitely not small either, dear sister, if you've come now to blame your big brother, that really would be adding trouble for me."

Li Xiaoyu did not beat around the bush and said:

"You're luckier than others; you'll not lose on this deal because I know the truth of the matter."

Li Zheng's eyes brightened. Yu clearly knew something.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

"You know who did this? Someone from the evolution zone also contacted me, and they are very concerned about this person too. If they catch this bastard who sabotaged the evolution zone, there's still room to negotiate the deal. He must be of significant value to the evolution zone," he said.

"Who are you calling a bastard!"

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While waiting for Li Xiaoyu's procedures, Tang Xian actually had nothing else to do.

He called Qiao Shanshan, mainly to have Qiao Shanshan go to the mining area, bring some medicine, and help Akasi take care of Tang Suoye.

He also incidentally found out the reason Qiao Shanshan had called him.

Qiao Shanshan suspected that her personal information had been posted on a matchmaking website like Century Good Match.

Through the changes of civilization, aside from the major portals and forums, such matchmaking websites actually survived too.